Combined chute and bag holder



May l, 192%. v

' E. CWWMW y COMBINED CHUTE AND BAG HOLDER Filed Feb. 24, 1922liletented l,

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Application filed February 24;, 19%. `neral No. "d

Be `itknown that l, @mienne tloiiwnn, ot Lyons, in the county oit'lllfayne, inthe tltate ot New York, have invented new and useitulimprovements in Combined Chutis and Bag Holders, ot :which the"following,

`talteii in connection with the aoeoinpanyingi drawingsj is a tulholear,andenaet descrip tlOln i This 'invention relates to a eoinbined chuteand beg holder adapted to he used more particularly in the transter oicoul 'lfroni a relatii'ely lerge reeeptaele or reeervoir to a smallerreeeptaole, suoli as a belgiq or equivalent oa1'rier,-the `niain objectbeine; to pro Avide the delivery end ot .the chute with a movableolosure and relatively movable hap; holding,` elements capable ofbeing;` released troni itlieir holding `positions simultaneously withthe operation ot the `closure troni its opento its `closed position andalso ot restoring said elements "to their holding" positions when` theolosure is opened.

@ther objects and uses relating to specific parte oft ithe device willbe brought out in the following description.

\ lnthe drawings: Figure Il is a it'aee View ot the discharge endetechute and its eupportinp; means in which the closure is open and the bagholder in its iholdinp; position.

4.lligrure 2 is a side elevation oft the same deriee showinnr by dot-tedlines the halewholder initsreleesed position andthe ,egate as closed.

llligure -3 Lis a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3 3, Figurel.

Figure el is an enlarged. detail sectional View taken on line fil-ll,Figure 5l showing' one `ott the pivotal bolts tor the `qetey-siuiport`-ingr trarne.

ilie ohute tormii'ig; the subject matter ot tliisinvention is adapted`to beseeured to an inelinedportion -lot the mein. reeep tacleharine; anopening; -e in its lower endthroughwhieh the foal or other nieterifal isedapted to d ieoharrge end comprises e pair of `inetal plates --l--secured to the outer tenes oil opposite Asides ot the receptaole,-i-ltifor reeeiyingr and supporting a pair ot entension pla-tes -"2-`which ere hingedet -3- tothe plates -lttor latere'l swinging movementwhen desired to remore or `replace the parts Carried by the extensions,said plates constitutingr the mein bodyoi'f the Chute andare disposed ina ton wartlly end down-werdly inclined plane direotly over the inclinedbottoni as -cow Ot' the receptacle -l-.

rlhe plates 4%M extend downwardly and torwerdly seine distance beyondthe lowel` or trent end ot the `bottoni --otor receiving' and supportingan extension metal plate bottoni w-lf-v which is secured to the sideplates or extensions l-F ,by `bolts -5 with its upper rear endoverlappingv slightly upon the adjacent :front end ot the `bottoni of asshown in llignre il, thereby holdingthe extensions -2-`- in lixedspace-d relation.

,il tl-sliaiied eheet metal traine 43W has its opposite arins ---T-lnivotally connected hy bolts --dto the side platee -2- to swing about ahorinontal axis toand 'from a substantially horizontal ,position asshown in Figure Q and is provided with a gate or i closure 9m concentricwith the axis et the pivots 8- and movable eoross the lower trent edgeoit the bottoni plate -4l, in olose proniinity thereto to and troni eposition ooross the open lower "liront end ofthe chute and else to andtroni e position beneath `the plate --lto regulate `the tlow ot Coal orother materiel through the discharge end ot said ehute, the side plates7- otthe `traine tibeinp; in close proximity to the outer tenes: oinAthe pla-tes -i-Q-.

t oeteh plete or detent -10- pivoted at llto and between suitable spaeedlune -lZfon the cross-plate as i3- ot the traine --(ito swing' toiizirdand troni sai d Cross-plate and `into and out ot enejaoenient with theinner ends ot the bagfsuir porting levers as l6`` sind against limitin@`stop llland provided with a handle laiby 'which it inay be operated andwhieh also serres as a means t'or rfiielrino-the iframe @t3- about theot its pivot -l-, the ystop libeing; normally spaced apart 'ti-oui thepatch plate to allow e. limited movement ot the tree end thereojil for npur-- pose present-ly described.

,at i oit han-eupportinplr leiers ffl@- :ire piroted fit1-SLT- to thetrent tace of the Crossplate 13 near the opposite sides and lower edgeVolE the trarne ,tim to swinet in n. plane parallel with said(gross-plate -l into and out ot engagement with Suitable stop rests-llwhich `latter are secured to theplnte -l2- toiliniit the downwardswindigner inoifeinentlot' the 'levers *lo* to e substentiellyhorij/iontalpfr"V 'liheselerers extend toweird eel-'fh other theirpivots below7 the opposite ends of the lower edge of the catch platelO-, which serves to normally hold the members -16- against theirrespective seats -li"- but may be withdrawn from its holding` positionto release said members, the inner ends of the members l6- beingsomewhat longer than their outer ends to permit them to return by theirown weight to their respective seats -l7-.

The outer ends of the levers --16` extend some distance beyond theopposite sides of the frame -6- and are slightly curved upwardly to formhooks `18- for receiving and supporting the front side of a bag orequivalent receptacle.

pair of levers --20Ma are pivoted to the opposite side plates -2- at theouter sides thereof to swing vertically for receiving and supporting apair of bag-holding members 22%, which are pivoted thereto at -23- toextend in opposite directions therefrom, said members 22ehaving theirupper front ends pivoted at -21l-- to the side plates *7` of the frame6k some distance in front of the pivots 8-, the lower rear ends of themembers -22- being provided with hook-shaped extremities Q5- forreceiving and supporting the rear side of the bag B-, Figure 2.

In other words7 the levers -20 are pivoted to the side plates n2k somedistance to the rear of the side plates -7-- of the frame -6- and extenddownwardly and forwardly from their respective pivots be yond the pivots-8-, while the members -22 extend erosswise of the levers 2O `on thefree ends thereof with the hookshaped extremities -25- normally extending rearwardly beyond the pivots M8@- when the gate -9 is opened.

The forward end of the frame -6- is normally held against downwardmovement beyond the horizontal plane ment of the rear edge of the `gate-9 with the underside of the plate 4e-I, which as previously stated is'fixed to the side plates -nof the chute.

The weight of the handle -15- projecting forwardly from the catch plate-10` normally holds said catch plate against the front face of thecross-plate -l3- where it engages the upper edges ot' the adjacent endsof the levers -16- to hold the latter against upward displacement whilethe outer extremities 18m are supporting the front portion of the bag-B-.

Then thev frame -6- is in its normal horizontal position with the gate9- open, thebag-Supporting members 22- will exltend downwardly andrearwardly from their pivots `-24..` to support the rear side of the bagand allow the coal or othermaterial to flow from the chute .intovsaidbag.

When the bag is filledE the operator by the engageraises the handle -l5-to the position shown by dotted lines Figure thereby withdrawing thecatch plate -l0 from holding engagement with the levers -loto releasesaid levers and to allow their hook-shaped extremities `lSeto rochdownwardly and inwardly for releasing the 'liront portion of the bag.

A continued upward movement of the handle l5` will rock the frame AG- upwardly by 'reason of the engagement of the catch plate -l(lwith the stoppin -ll-- and this latter operation will carry the bag*- support-ingmembers *22eupwardly and rearwardly to withdraw the hook-shapedextremities 25- forwardly and downwardly for releasing the rear portionoi l he bag so that the latter with the load therein may be removed, itheilig understood that during this liftingmovement of the frame the gate-S) will thereby be moved across the lower end of the chute to cut otl'further flow of the material into the bag.

In other words, the upward rocking more. ment of the frame -6- not onlycloses thc open end of the chute but also releases the filled bag orother receptacle. While the. frame --6` is still held in its extremeupward position to close the gate 9-, thc lilled'bag may be removed andy an empty bag, the open end of which ma v be held by hand in positionand engaged by the hook-shaped extremities -l8 and `2i7 of thebag-supporting levers -16- and `22, respectively, whereupon the frame.--6h is returned to its normal position by means of the hand levers -Q5-to cause the members -l6- and to support said bag, it being` understoodthat the catch lcver `10- has been previously operated to allow themember normal positions against the. seats 17'- where they aretemporarily held by the return of the catch plate --lO` to its normalposition.

Vhat l claim is:

l, In combination with a chute7 a frame pivoted to the chute forswinging movement in either of two opposite directions and provided witha gate movable to and from a position across the discharge opening inthe chute as the frame is rocked in opposite directions, movablebag-supporting` memH bers on the frame, a catch plate for holding saidmembers in operative position for hold-- ing the bag, a stop forlimiting the move-` ment of said catch plate and a handle on the catchplate for tripping the same against the stop and thereby releasing thebag-holdingY members from their holding positions.

2. In combination with a chute, a frame pivoted to the chute andprovided with a gate movable to and Jfrom a position across thedischarge opening of the chute as the frame is' rocked in oppositedirections, and

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ttlll ifieeeee bag-holding members pivoted to the frame and movabletherewith ont oi holding en` gagement with the bag when the frame isroclzcd to close the gate.

23. ln combination with a chute, a 'trame pivoted to the chute andprovided with e. `sra-te movable to und trom a position across tbedischarge opening' in the chute when i'oclred in opposite directions, itpair ol.l biig holding,f levers pivoted to theframe,` a catch platemovable into and out ot engagement with said levers for holding them inopera-- tive ene'agement with `the bag1 said catch plete l'ieingprovided. with a handle 1to1." trip-- ping the same to release thebag-liolding members, and means for limiting; the move ment ot the catchplate, whereby a continued movement of the handle in the same direction'for' ti'ippii'ig the plate Will rock the 'trame upon its pivot to closethe gate.

4l. ln combination with :i chute, a trame pivoted to the chiite andprovided with a `gate movable to :ind trom :i position across the openend ot' the chute as the trame is W rocked in opposite directions,bageholding members move-bly mounted on the trame :ind normally inposition to hold a bag when the gate `is Closed, said baglioldingmembers being moved trom their holding positions Wlieirthe irame isoperated to close the gate.

ln combination With a chute, a 'iframe pivoted to the chute and providedwith a rate movable to and from a position across the open end ot' thechiite as the trame is rocked in opposite directions, bag-holdingmembers movabliT mounted on the frame and normally in a position to holdthe bag when the gate is open, a catch tor holdin? said `members inoperative position when the grate is open, ineens for releasing thecatch, and additional means actuated. lby seid catch when released forrocking the trame to close the gate.

In witness whereof l 1lmiave hereunto set my hand this 14th day ofFebruary, 1922.

CHARLES E. SCHWAB.

